As Hype Becomes Reality, a Radio Frequency Identification Ecosystem Emerges Part Two: The Middleware Dilemma, Partnerships, and What Next?
Michael Bittner - January 24, 2006

The Middleware Dilemma

As the radio frequency identification (RFID) ecosystem evolves, it is becoming clear that not all of the position players are going to survive a shake-out as technologies overlap. One category in the ecosystem, namely middleware, is especially vulnerable. Forrester Research defines middleware as the "platforms for managing RFID data and routing it between tag readers or other auto identification devices and enterprise systems" and places emphasis on its functionality, which includes the following...